PhotoScan by Google Photos
4+

High res, glare-free scanner

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Description

Photos from the past, meet scanner from the future.

PhotoScan is a new app from Google Photos that lets you scan and save your favorite printed photos using your phone’s camera.

PICTURE PERFECT AND GLARE FREEDon’t just take a picture of a picture. Create enhanced digital scans, wherever your photos are.– Get glare-free scans with an easy step-by-step capture flow– Automatic cropping based on edge detection– Straight, rectangular scans with perspective correction– Smart rotation, so your photos stay right-side-up no matter which way you scan them

SCAN IN SECONDSCapture your favorite printed photos quickly and easily, so you can spend less time editing and more time looking at your bad childhood haircut.

For documents and photos in glare-free environments, toggle off glare removal for even faster scans.

SAFE AND SEARCHABLE WITH GOOGLE PHOTOSBack up your scans with the free Google Photos app to keep them safe, searchable, and organized. Bring your scans to life with movies, filters, and advanced editing controls. And share them with anyone, just by sending a link.

What's New

Version History

1.5.1

Mar 9, 2018

• Performance improvements• Bug fixes, especially for iPhone X

1.5

Dec 14, 2017

Easier capture and save• Scanned photos are saved to your device on capture.

Improved corner editor• In addition to the corners, you can now drag the edges to adjust the automatic cropping of your scanned photo.

1.4.1

Apr 21, 2017

New in this update:New quick scan mode• Toggle off glare removal for one-capture scans• Great for documents and photos in glare-free environments

More awesome stuff• Share your scans right from the app• Performance improvements

If you can dream it, you can scan it!

1.4

Apr 19, 2017

New quick scan mode • Toggle off glare removal for one-capture scans• Great for documents and photos in glare-free environments

More awesome stuff• Share your scans right from the app• Performance improvements

1.3.1

Feb 21, 2017

New in this update:• Save a photo while reviewing it• Ability to view the tutorial and tooltips again• Performance improvements

1.1

Nov 18, 2016

Thanks for your support! We scan hardly contain our excitement.

New in this update:• Many performance improvements and bug fixes, especially for iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus.• Added a tilt warning during scanning, in case you forget to keep your phone level (it happens).

Stay tuned for more, and don’t forget to do some #ThanksScanning if you’re home for Thanksgiving.

1.0

Nov 15, 2016

Mar 9, 2018

Version 1.5.1

• Performance improvements• Bug fixes, especially for iPhone X

Ratings and Reviews

4.8 out of 5

8.7K Ratings

8.7K Ratings

I would give it 10 Stars if I could!!!

Aug 15, 2017

Can't open the app

This app is straight up AWESOME. There are other good scanner apps out there, but this is by far the best photo scanner app I have ever used. In fact, it might even be better than actual photo scanner machines. The quality of scans is great. I scanned several old family photos and they came out clear and accurate.

It has to take a picture in the dead center of the picture, then it primos you to move to the four corners of the picture. It similar to when you take panoramic photos with your phone. By taking pictures of the center and each corner, it allows the software of the app to automatically get out any glare, but also maintain the integrity of the photo. Once you're finished with a batch you can save the photos to your Google Photos app.

I highly recommend it to anyone, but especially those who have been wanting to scan old photos, but have been afraid of the amount of time it would take as well as the money to spend on a photo scanner. Here is your answer.

I would give it 10 Stars if I could!!!

Aug 15, 2017

Can't open the app

This app is straight up AWESOME. There are other good scanner apps out there, but this is by far the best photo scanner app I have ever used. In fact, it might even be better than actual photo scanner machines. The quality of scans is great. I scanned several old family photos and they came out clear and accurate.

It has to take a picture in the dead center of the picture, then it primos you to move to the four corners of the picture. It similar to when you take panoramic photos with your phone. By taking pictures of the center and each corner, it allows the software of the app to automatically get out any glare, but also maintain the integrity of the photo. Once you're finished with a batch you can save the photos to your Google Photos app.

I highly recommend it to anyone, but especially those who have been wanting to scan old photos, but have been afraid of the amount of time it would take as well as the money to spend on a photo scanner. Here is your answer.

Great photo scanning app

Aug 2, 2017

lex57ukr

It handles both gray and color photos just fine. Instructions are easy - you will be scanning in no time. It handles pictures in frames or behind the glass - its anti glare feature is awesome.

I wish they had a bit better border detection as I often find myself tweaking borders for older pictures. The UI for border detection could be better likewise / provide better controls as pictures could get small while it gets harder to catch the border at such scale (with my imperfect eyesight). Still, I like the app a lot.

Taking pictures in batches works faster. When scanning albums, just keep going - you can adjust borders for your batch later before saving them all in one go. This speeds things up significantly rather than taking a picture/adjusting its borders/saving one at a time.

Great photo scanning app

Aug 2, 2017

lex57ukr

It handles both gray and color photos just fine. Instructions are easy - you will be scanning in no time. It handles pictures in frames or behind the glass - its anti glare feature is awesome.

I wish they had a bit better border detection as I often find myself tweaking borders for older pictures. The UI for border detection could be better likewise / provide better controls as pictures could get small while it gets harder to catch the border at such scale (with my imperfect eyesight). Still, I like the app a lot.

Taking pictures in batches works faster. When scanning albums, just keep going - you can adjust borders for your batch later before saving them all in one go. This speeds things up significantly rather than taking a picture/adjusting its borders/saving one at a time.

Awesome App... includes suggestion(s)

Sep 2, 2017

smykwb

This app is very good and I have tried several including both phone based and also a flatbed scanner. It removes glare very well from both satin and glossy photos. It seems to auto correct for faded color which eliminates a post scan step. The auto cropping is also good.

The two suggestions would be 1) To allow an auto create of an album. 2) To allow the capture of some notes along with the picture. But these two things are minor and can also be handled after the fact.

Modified Review: the final resolution is pretty low... several other apps do significantly better... I stand by the review above... it is easy to use and does a good job of removing glare, however, the current final resolution does not allow for a good display on a full sized monitors which is should be table stakes for type of app.

Awesome App... includes suggestion(s)

Sep 2, 2017

smykwb

This app is very good and I have tried several including both phone based and also a flatbed scanner. It removes glare very well from both satin and glossy photos. It seems to auto correct for faded color which eliminates a post scan step. The auto cropping is also good.

The two suggestions would be 1) To allow an auto create of an album. 2) To allow the capture of some notes along with the picture. But these two things are minor and can also be handled after the fact.

Modified Review: the final resolution is pretty low... several other apps do significantly better... I stand by the review above... it is easy to use and does a good job of removing glare, however, the current final resolution does not allow for a good display on a full sized monitors which is should be table stakes for type of app.